PAID Communications and Development Intern (Social Justice WOW)
About JFREJ
Jews For Racial & Economic Justice is the home for Jewish New Yorkers to organize alongside our neighbors and allies to fight for a New York where every community has the freedom, opportunity, and resources to thrive. Rooted in our Jewish values and our diverse histories, and with creativity, vision, and a lot of hard work, we’ll halt our city’s transformation into a playground for the wealthy and build a real democracy that works for all of us. Together we will dismantle the systems and institutions that perpetuate racism, inequity, and injustice, and grow something new and beautiful in their place.
About this position
JFREJ is seeking to hire an intern to assist with our Communications and Development work. The Intern will work on a variety of projects including:
- Assisting with the Mazals, JFREJ’s annual gala. This includes writing copy, assisting with developing a social media campaign, phonebanking, and potentially owning a discrete project for the event (coordinating ads, the raffle etc)
- Assisting the Communications Director with JFREJ social media and digital presence
- Other critical tasks in the development department, such as grant management and research, donor research, and phonebanking to thank JFREJ members
- Ideally, the intern would attend a weekly communications/development meeting and join our Move Money Build Power role network which meets every other Thursday 6-7pm ET.
Qualifications:
- Alignment with JFREJ’s mission and values
- Comfort talking on the phone
- Experience with and passion for social media
- Detail oriented and demonstrated follow through
- Ability to use or quickly learn to use google drive/docs/sheets & Slack
- Excited to learn about fundraising, communications and the intersection of fundraising and communication
As this is an internship, we are not requiring prior development experience to apply. We believe entry level positions should be open to people who are passionate about our work and eager to learn, no matter their past experience.
At Jews For Racial & Economic Justice, we practice hiring with intentionality and an understanding of how many factors, such as race and class, decrease equity in hiring interns. We strive to build a different hiring process that is more equitable and transparent.
Reports to: Sara Goldberg, Development Manager (and close coordination with Sophie Ellman-Golan, Director of Strategic Communications)
My (Sara) first interaction with JFREJ was attending the first national Jews of Color Convening hosted by JFREJ in 2016 which introduced me to a community I didn't even know I deeply needed. I interned at JFREJ before joining the staff full time in 2018 as a Development Associate. Now as the Development Manager, I'm looking forward to working with someone who's curious about development/fundraising work, grassroots fundraising, and ready to bring more people into this vibrant Jewish JFREJ community.
To Apply:
Please respond to the following questions. With equity in mind, we want to be transparent that we will only be reading answers to this form. Please do not include a resume. In addition, while we ask for your name and contact information, those reviewing these submissions will have these applications anonymized to reduce hiring bias.
JFREJ is an equal opportunity employer; for all employment opportunities, people of color, Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews, women, gender-non-conforming people, people with disabilities, immigrants, LGBTQIA+, and people who live or have lived in poverty are strongly encouraged to apply.
Questions 1: An important part of this job will be phonebanking our members or potential members. What do you like about phone banking?
Question 2: What is your experience with different social media platforms (eg Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tiktok)? Which of these platforms do you use and/or enjoy? Another important part of this job will be assisting with JFREJ’s social media. What do you think the role of social media is in boosting JFREJ’s profile?
Question 3: At JFREJ, we strive to build an inclusive multiracial, multiethnic, intergenerational, cross-class, multi-gender organization where people of all abilities and backgrounds can thrive. Please tell us why this type of culture excites you. Maximum 100 words
Questions 4: Please include a SHORT cover letter here, in the body of the form, up to 250 words. Tell us why we should hire you as our intern! This is your time to shine and tell us what excites you about JFREJ, fundraising, and this role. Please do not include your name in this section even in your sign off, though you are welcome to sign off with an alias :)